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I’m thrilled the Christopher Tolkien Centenary Conference is virtual for the accessibility (not just for attendees but also many of the speakers) but I’m sad I’m not going to get to hang out with the speakers in person!
It’s funny that any attempt to relate the show to differing details in the books is seen by some people as an excuse to pile on criticism of the show and by other people as me being overly pedantic.
It’s an Old Norse name (incidentally given in The Hobbit first draft to the leader of the Dwarves first before being reassigned to the wizard
The thing about people naming him Gandalf is, in Tolkien’s wonderful linguistic retcon, it really only makes sense in the context of the Men of Dale.
Between @RobinPropst and I, character presence got annotated for LR 1.06 and LR 1.12
I wonder if we'll get introduced to Athelas in a later ROP season. Aragorn says in cite.digitaltolkien.com/LR/1… that Athelas was introduced to Middle-earth by the Men of the West and by the late Third Age it only grew "near places where they dwelt or camped of old".
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Just a reminder for those interested: if you want to receive new blog posts by email, you can subscribe here: thoughtsontolkien.wordpress.…
My new post explores the evolution of one of Tolkien’s earliest poems. thoughtsontolkien.wordpress.…
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If you’re a fan of #Tolkien you don’t want to miss this awesome event. The line-up of speakers is extraordinary including, but not limited to, @AranelParmadil @MenelRond @DigitalTolkien @Dr_Dimitra_Fimi and so many more.
On Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th November we are hosting the Christopher #Tolkien Centenary Conference, in honour of Christopher's life and works. The event is online, free to attend and open to all. Sign up and check out the speaker list on our website tolkiensociety.org/events/ch…
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I had so much fun talking with @DigitalTolkien ! Had to start out our conversation with this surprising and fun fact about his Tolkien collection 👀🤯
Watch the whole conversation here:
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Anyway, if you missed it, here’s my chat with @TolkienWonder from yesterday…
Thanks so much @DigitalTolkien ! I had so much fun and learned so much.
You can watch it all here... Enjoy friends.
youtu.be/Qgc6xg1sfOQ?si=eIx8…
I'll probably start my analyses in late November (too many other things to work on first!)
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This never gets old: having fun conversations with good friends about the stories I love!
Watch here:
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Had a wonderful conversation today with James from Digital Tolkien! It premiers today at 1:30pm.
We nerd out for almost an hour on how he got into Tolkien, the wonder of words and the tools he is creating for scholars and fans alike!
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Thanks so much @DigitalTolkien ! I had so much fun and learned so much.
You can watch it all here... Enjoy friends.
youtu.be/Qgc6xg1sfOQ?si=eIx8…
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People often ask me, “Why did you write a story about a talking bear?”
It's a fair question... most language textbooks are rather dry affairs. Ōsweald Bera is something else entirely.
"Well, Colin, explain yourself!"
Ok, so... colingorrie.substack.com/p/h…
I hope the ROP S2 writers not continuing are moving on by choice. I really thought they did an incredible job this season.
So excited! About to record!
I get the honor of having a fun conversation with my friend James from @DigitalTolkien tomorrow! We're going to nerd out on Tolkien, words, History of Middle-earth, ROP and more!
Drop a question you would love to ask below!
Excited to share it with you this weekend!
